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- ↑ "El poder en Colombia: Los Cien Personajes Mas Influyentes de Colombia" [Power In Colombia: The Hundred Most Influential Characters in Colombia]. Dinero (in Spanish). 1995-01-05. ISSN 0798-3522. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
